Crack, crack, crack!
The stone-like outer layer of the longsword began to peel away on its own.
Stone chips scattered through the air, revealing a longsword that seemed wooden, seemed carved from stone, yet also carried a strange texture, like metal and jade.
Qin Shaofeng and Gusu Hanxing stood before this sword.
Both of them could clearly sense the fierce, baleful aura emanating from it.
The aura was so intense that even they found it somewhat unbearable.
"What kind of sword is this? How can it unleash such terrifying power?"
Qin Shaofeng and Gusu Hanxing exchanged a glance and spoke in unison.
Wasn't it terrifying indeed?
They could both sense that this sword seemed to have formed some sort of connection with them, yet even so, they still felt an urge to flee immediately.
Not to mention the three Villa Masters nearby.
The expressions of all three Villa Masters had turned incomparably ugly.
Just as Qin Shaofeng finished speaking.
The strange longsword suddenly let out a mosquito-like hum, then transformed into a streak of light and entered his body.
A fierce, baleful aura immediately radiated from him.
It felt as though he had become a human weapon of slaughter that could strike and kill at any moment.
"What is happening?"
Gusu Hanxing cried out in alarm, while the three Villa Masters hurried over as well.
Gusu Hanxing's concern for Qin Shaofeng was simply too great. Though the three Villa Masters knew Qin Shaofeng's origins were nothing remarkable, they still did not dare let down their guard in the slightest.
If Qin Shaofeng suffered an accident because of a sword from Hidden Sword Manor, Gusu Hanxing would surely never let the matter rest.
"Xing'er, help me suppress it!"
Qin Shaofeng sat down cross-legged. He forced those words out through clenched teeth,